where did the first indo - Europeans settle around 750 BC?    on the shores of the Tiber river
ceasaur was the first emperor he moved Rome in to the period of peace and prosperity
died in 76 14 ad and passes power to Tiberius
caligula Tiberius is grandnephew
next in line for the throne
made public record let people speak freely
then he starts to fight the senate
he claims he is god
he had statues displayed in many places including the Jewish temple in Jerusalem
he slept with other men's wives and bragged about it. indulged in too much spending and sex, and even tried to make his horse and consul and priest ( at least that's what his critics said)
assassinated by his own aides AD 41 (age 28)
Claudius was ostracized by his family because of his disabilities he was the last adult male in his family when Caligula was killed
he rose to the occasion he conquered Britain he built roads, canals, and aqueducts; he renovated the  Circus Maximus
had an awful marriage to Messalina, who was quite often unfaithful to him, even plotting to seize power for her lover Silius through a coup - so Claudius had them killed
religious trouble Christianity and Judaism: monotheistic
Romans had many gods plus at times the emperor was viewed as god
AD 66: a group of Jews called a Zealots tried to rebel, but Roman troops put them down and burned their temple (except for one wall)
the western wall today is the holiest of all Jewish shrines
half million Jews died in the rebellion
Romans were harsh toward those who would not worship the emperor
Especially Christians, who were viewed as followers of a new, upstart religion
often used for entertainment purposes in the Colosseum
despite the oppression Christianity grew quickly by AD 200 around 10% of the people in the Romans empire were Christians